Research Of The Personnel Adaptation System In Modern Russian Companies

Abstract

The study is devoted to the adaptation of new employees in modern Russian companies. The purpose of the study is to analyse the conformity of approaches to the organization of adaptation in large and medium Russian companies to international trends in personnel management. The main focus is on studying the degree of involvement of managers and the role of HR managers in the adaptation of new employees, the regulation of the adaptation process, the use of digital technologies in organizing the adaptation. The study was conducted in an on-line survey format among 140 leaders and HR managers of deferent Russian companies in December 2019. The first day of a new employee’s work most often begins with a meeting with an HR manager and team leader, but then their role and influence in the adaptation process are further reduced. Most Russian companies don’t have a built-in adaptation system as a process, single format for the adaptation plan, welcome trainings and a mentor’s systems for new workers, final meetings with feedback at the end of the adaptation period. Also, companies rarely use modern digital technologies to organize the adaptation process. At the same time, most of the participants in the study felt themselves maximally adapted both professionally and psychologically after 3 months of work. It can be assumed that if an effective adaptation system is created in the company, then the term for the adaptation of new employees to the working environment will be reduced to 2 months.